BYZANTINE THEOLOGY: HISTORICAL TRENDS AND DOCTRINAL THEMES

This well written book is a general survey of Byzantine Theology both in its historical and doctrinal aspects. The first part deals exclusively with the historical development of the various theological doctrines of the Byzantine Church and the second part deals with the exposition of different doctirnes of theology.

There has long been a need for a substantial, definitive book on Byzantine Orthodox theology…Professor John Meyendorff, certainly one of the most knowledgeable Orthodox scholars in the world today, has produced one of the best synthesis of this subject in a highly compact but brilliantly developed book…incredibly rich in its coverage…`Byzantine Theology`…will become an extremely valuable and definitive source for a much-needed brilliant synthesis of Byzantine Christian thought, now available for the first time in English.”